Here is everything Gas boss Darrell Clarke said in his pre-match press conference.

Up for the FA Cup, is it a relief from the league or would you rather have a league game on Wednesday?

There's no relief from the league, I just want to win every game we play. Obviously it was disappointing on Saturday, I'd have been disappointing had we drawn the game, to be honest with you, looking at it back two or three times. That's football, if you don't take your chances, you don't win games.

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Where are we at with Tom Nichols and Stefan Payne? They both played well on Saturday.

They're playing well. Their lad's jumped in the way from four yards out for a block for Stefan, Nicho's gone through one-on-one and probably took his touch a little bit wider, a bit of composure there, Stefan's got the penalty. Bits and pieces, they're playing well but obviously we need players to score goals as well, so it's trying to add that to the game. We know where we fell short - talk is cheap to be honest with you but we know where we fell short in a lot of games. I don't know how many games it's been now where we've been beaten by the odd goal but certainly most games and that gives you confidence for the future as well.

Are they your two main strikers at the moment?

Stefan Payne of Bristol Rovers during the game (Image: Ryan Hiscott/JMP)

I think on performances at the minute, yeah, they've done well when I've played two, sometimes I play three up front as well. Certainly, I think on performances, but they know as well as I do that goals from strikers is what's needed, but other areas of the pitch, I keep harping on about it, it doesn't matter how you win games, it's scoring more than the opposition, and we've had numerous players have numerous opportunities on Saturday and not taken it.

Where's Gavin Reilly in the scheme of things?

Gav Reilly is working hard, he's got to get better, same with Jakubiak. I thought they were both very, very poor in the Checkatrade Trophy and I let them know that. Their hold-up play was poor in those specific games and they've got to improve areas of their game, that's the way I work. It's not just about individuals, it's about collective working as a group and getting the territory in games, and if the ball is breaking down every time the ball is at their feet like it did in the Trophy game, it's not good enough, so they've got to raise their standards. They're good lads, they're working hard, Gav can sometimes feel a little more unfortunate than others, but they've got to impress me, like I keep saying, without wanting to sound arrogant, no player is biting me on the backside. We give them the best tools at this football club to go and perform and do it on a consistent basis but sometimes you've got to take your chances quicker than others take their chances. What I will say is, if you're not scoring goals, play like Tom Nichols is at the minute, Stefan Payne, I thought Stefan had a better game the other night, it's an all-round performance as well. For me, a striker scores a goal but gives the ball away every time he gets it, you end up defending more than you have to. In the majority of games this season, we've had more opportunities than the opposition, so it's about getting that balance right, players have got to perform when they get their chance.

There was a little cameo from Alex Rodman on Saturday, is he starting to warm up?

Rodders, by all accounts, had a few personal problems when he first came to the club, and then we've had problems with his calf. He's changed the orthopedic and now we've got to the bottom of that and he's ready for a run of games. He's training very hard, he came on Saturday and can make things happen, I thought he did well in the Trophy game when he scored but then he broke down again, which was unfortunate because you want him to get a bit of balance and a bit of games under his belt. I'm sure he's going to be a top player, he's done very well at his previous clubs and he's a very fit lad, his work ethic is fantastic and I'm sure he's going to be getting stronger from now until the end of the season.

You're in two cup competitions at the moment - when you're in a relegation fight, is that a help or a hindrance?

I think it's a help. Every game you want to win, all I would say is yes, we're in the bottom four at the minute, but we're six or seven points away from the top half as well. So, certainly, we won't be hanging ourselves just yet, I would be more disappointed if we were not playing pretty strongly. I thought we played better at home to Scunthorpe than we did at Blackpool - Won 3-0 at Blackpool; Scunthorpe lost 2-1. So it's a results business but that's the way the game works and I know what the squad's capable of doing and certainly we're capable of winning a lot more than we have.

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When it comes to picking your team on Wednesday night, do you have to be mindful that you've got a tough trip to Charlton on Saturday?

Certainly but it's a game at home and we haven't done well in the FA Cup, much has been said about that over the years, and we don't want it to be another team that's in the lower leagues that have beaten us. Albeit, Barnet have got a big squad, a good manager and it's going to be a tough night.

What did you learn about Barnet from the first game?

We've obviously done our homework on Barnet, there's nothing you can't get on the opposition but whatever John picks and the team he picks, it's up to the other manager. If he changes formation or not, we'll have a game plan and we've got to take the game to them.

Every player misses a penalty once in a while, will Chris Lines have the confidence to step up again?

Chris Lines of Bristol Rovers has his penalty saved

It won't be a problem, Linesy stepping up again. He normally tucks his penalties away, I thought it was a good save, to be honest with you, the keeper deserves good credit for that one, and obviously we're all disappointed with that because I thought we could have gone on to win the game but we have to take our medicine and move on.

Did you pay much attention to the second round draw?

Obviously I know who we potentially maybe have but certainly with my FA Cup record, I'm not looking too far past the first round.